International Educator - January/February 2008

International Educator (IE) is the flagship bimonthly magazine of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. IE maintains the highest standards of intellectual quality, editorial excellence, and design to service its readers who are working worldwide to advance international education and exchange.

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Cover Story

Lending a Helping Hand

Nicole Branan
Education abroad programs aren’t just about expanding the minds of today’s college students and teaching the values of global citizenship. These days, it’s also about giving back to the communities where they study.

Features

Bridging the Divide

Dana Wilkie
In South Africa, much has changed in terms of equal access to higher education for all students regardless of race since apartheid ended in 1994. Despite the past conflict over race relations, progress has been made and a brighter future is on the horizon.

Elon University Charts a New Course

Christopher Connell
In the past 15 years, Elon University has transformed itself from regional college into a comprehensive university and has garnerd a reputation as an institution where students become deeply engaged in community service.

Departments

From the Editors

Past as Prologue
Christopher Murphy

Front Lines

Teaching Worldliness to a New Generation
Sanford J. Ungar

Past as Prologue

NAFSA: The First 10 Years
Alan Dessoff

Voices: Diplomat and Educator Edward Perkins

The Art of Winning Without Fighting
Christopher Connell

Evolving Priorities in
Higher Education in Spain

Education Abroad

Abroad After Graduation, English Style
Charlotte West

View from Out Here

Beyond 'That Travel Thing'
John Battenburg

International Enrollment

Singapore’s Push for Foreign Students
Kyna Rubin